Michael Ford | |
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Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism | |
Assumed office June 24, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Parm Gill |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for York South—Weston | |
Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Faisal Hassan |
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 1 Etobicoke North | |
In office December 1, 2018 – June 15, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ward created |
Succeeded by | Rose Milczyn |
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North | |
In office July 25, 2016 – December 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Rob Ford |
Succeeded by | Ward dissolved |
Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 1 Etobicoke North | |
In office December 1, 2014 – May 6, 2016 | |
Preceded by | John Hastings |
Succeeded by | Avtar Minhas |
Personal details | |
Born | Michael Douglas Aldo Ford Stirpe March 25, 1994 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Progressive Conservative (provincial) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (municipal) |
Relatives | Rob Ford (uncle) Doug Ford (uncle) Doug Ford Sr. (grandfather) Krista Haynes (cousin) |
Residence | Toronto |
Website | https://michaelfordmpp.ca/ |
Michael Douglas Ford MPP (born Michael Douglas Aldo Ford Stirpe on March 25, 1994) is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of citizenship and multiculturalism since June 24, 2022. A member of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party, he has represented York South—Weston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022. Ford previously served on Toronto City Council from 2016 to 2022. First elected as a school trustee in 2014, he later won a 2016 by-election for the council seat which was vacated upon the death of Councillor Rob Ford, before he was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in 2022. He is the nephew of Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario and Rob Ford, the former mayor of Toronto. In mid-September 2024, he took an indefinite leave of absence from the Legislature.